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THEME EXPLORATION

colonial economy

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 · Mikio Naruse
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
S’en fout la mort
S’en fout la mort
1990 · Claire Denis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ousmane Sembène → Senegal

Pioneer of African cinema who directly critiqued colonial exploitation and its economic legacies through films like 'God's Bits of Wood' and 'Camp de Thiaroye'.

Ken Loach → United Kingdom

British filmmaker whose works like 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley' and 'Kes' examine colonial economic systems and their impact on working communities.

Ritwik Ghatak → India

Indian director whose trilogy including 'Subarnarekha' and 'Meghe Dhaka Tara' explored the economic devastation and displacement caused by colonialism and partition.

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